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Character Counts!!!


Character Counts! is a character education program  based on Six Pillars of Character:  trustworthiness, respect, responsibility, fairness, caring, and citizenship.  Each pillar is associated with an animal and a color. 


Pillar
AnimalAnimal
Color
Key Words
Trustworthiness
Shinrai, the camel
Blue
"True blue"
Respect
Austus, the lion
Yellow
The Golden Rule
Responsibility
Ansvar, the elephant
Green
Responsible for garden or money
Fairness
Guisto, the giraffe
Orange
Dividing orange into equal parts to share
Caring
Karina, the kangaroo
Red
Heart
Citizenship
Kupa, the bear
Purple
Regal purple representing the state